Real Italian SpaghettiSauce and Meatballs

My mother was born in Northern Italy and she taught my two sisters and me how
to make traditional Italian spaghetti sauce. She insisted it was not REAL spaghetti
sauce if it contained onions and to this day I never order red sauce in a restaurant
because invariably restaurants Americanize their sauce and make it with onions.

Here is the REAL thing - at least according to my Italian mother.

Ingredients

Spaghetti Sauce

2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes (crushed or whole)

1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste

1 cup water

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 tablespoon
dried oregano

1 1/2 teaspoons dried sweet basil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon
black pepper

3 whole bay leaves

Meatballs

2 pounds lean ground beef

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon
sweet basil

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 cups soft bread crumbs

2 eggs,
slightly beaten

Instructions

Spaghetti Sauce: Place all ingredients in an uncovered Dutch oven, heat to a
boil and then immediately reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Meatballs: Mix together until well blended. Form into meatballs and place on
jellyroll pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for one-half hour.

Once the spaghetti sauce
starts to simmer, add meatballs.

Shared with recipegoldmine.com by JoAnn Heskin.

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